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Go — aiOrion GamesBoard game · Wave 5

Expected January 2027

Go

Simple stones. A whole world of territory.

Go on quick, medium and full boards, with a dedicated bundled KataGo policy model for the 9×9 game and legal on-device AI fallback for larger boards.

2Apple OS 27No adsOn-device play
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The rules

How it plays

  1. Black and White alternate placing stones on empty intersections; Black moves first.
  2. Connected groups share liberties and are captured when their last liberty is removed.
  3. Suicide is forbidden unless the move captures and restores liberties.
  4. Ko forbids immediately recreating the previous board position.
  5. Two consecutive passes end the game; territory, prisoners and White's komi determine the score.
Availability note. Expected January 2027 is an approximate target. Each wave arrives once the previous one is stable.

Ways to play

Variants, not separate apps.

One purchase contains the supported rules family. Each option below changes the table while keeping the engine's legal-move checks in charge.

Quick 9×9

A compact board and the strongest dedicated local advisor.

  • 9×9 intersections.
  • The bundled KataGo Core ML policy ranks legal moves.

Medium 13×13

More strategic space without the length of a full board.

  • 13×13 intersections.
  • The engine enforces the same capture, ko and scoring rules.

Full 19×19

The complete traditional board.

  • 19×19 intersections.
  • Configurable komi compensates White for Black's first move.

Make it yours. Start from any of these, adjust the settings the game allows, and save it as your own template. When online play opens you can publish a custom table for others to join.

What is inside

Built around the game, not the grind.

01

9×9, 13×13 and 19×19 boards

Start small and grow into the full board as your reading improves.

02

Bundled on-device KataGo on 9×9

A strong KataGo model runs on your device to genuinely challenge you on 9×9.

03

Configurable komi

Set komi to balance the first-move advantage.

04

Realistic wood and stone artwork

Play on a warm wooden goban with convincing stones.

05

Realistic or plain board style

Switch to a clean, minimal board whenever you prefer pure focus.

Next move

Follow the release wave.

Explore every title now; the month labels stay approximate until the previous wave clears its quality gate. The same rules and identity run on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro.

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